Eclipse Platform
Release 3.4

org.eclipse.osgi.signedcontent
Interface SignedContentEntry


public interface SignedContentEntry

A SignedContentEntry represents a content entry which may be signed.

A SignedContentEntry object is intended to provide information about the signers of the content entry, and cannot be used to access the actual data of the entry.

This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

Since:
3.4
Restriction
This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

Method Summary
 String getName()
          Returns the name of the entry.
 SignerInfo[] getSignerInfos()
          Returns the signer infos for this SignedContentEntry.
 boolean isSigned()
          Returns true if the entry is signed; false otherwise.
 void verify()
          Verifies the content of this this entry is valid.
 

Method Detail

getName

public String getName()
Returns the name of the entry.

Returns:
the name of the entry.

getSignerInfos

public SignerInfo[] getSignerInfos()
Returns the signer infos for this SignedContentEntry. If the entry is not signed then an empty array is returned.

Returns:
the signer infos for this SignedContentEntry

isSigned

public boolean isSigned()
Returns true if the entry is signed; false otherwise. This is a convenience method equivalent to calling getSignerInfos().length > 0

Returns:
true if the content is signed

verify

public void verify()
            throws IOException,
                   InvalidContentException
Verifies the content of this this entry is valid.

Throws:
IOException - if an error occurred reading the entry content
InvalidContentException - if the entry content is not valid

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Release 3.4

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